Feral Druid Frequently Asked Questions — Battle for Azeroth (BfA) 8.1

On this page, we go over several of the most frequently asked questions regarding
Feral Druid in World of Warcraft — Battle for Azeroth Battle for Azeroth (BfA) 8.1.
This will be updated as more common repeated questions surface over the course
of the expansion.

1. When Should I Refresh My Bleeds?

The Pandemic effect allows you to refresh any of these abilities with up to
30% of the duration remaining without losing this amount. The remaining time
will instead be added onto the maximum duration from the new cast, and combine
together for an extended uptime. This allows you to refresh any time within
this window, at the most opportune time.

2. Should I Pool Resources?

Ideally you should avoid wasting any Energy, which is the primary resource
you will pool. Generally, you will be doing this at maximum Combo Points, and
wait for your Energy to refill until you need to spend Combo Points to refresh
an effect. You should therefore be spending any time in which you have no
effects to refresh, and have generated enough Combo Points to use your next
spender, waiting for Energy to regenerate rather than casting it on direct
damage spending abilities.

3. What is Snapshotting?

Snapshotting refers to mechanic involving Tiger's Fury and
Bloodtalons, that will benefit the entire DoT effect of your Bleeds
if they are active when you apply it. This will carry over for the entire
duration, even after it fades, unlike dynamic buffs such as
Savage Roar. Due to this, you ideally want to be refreshing your
Bleed effects with at least one of these bonuses active, and attempt to avoid
overwriting these Bleeds with unbuffed effects if avoidable.

4. What Piece is Better, X or Y?

The answer to this question in any context will always be to simulate it.
This is because what is an upgrade for you may not be an upgrade for someone
else. In other words, there is no such thing as a one-size-fits-all answer,
even when talking about 2 completely identical comparisons from you to
another person. Everything in your gear has an effect on everything else.

This applies to gear, set bonuses, trinkets, Azerite traits, and in certain
circumstances, talents.

The only exception to this rule is when a specific fight dictates a certain
set of optimal talents and gear pieces that enhance their strength. If you are
curious about what kind of setup to go for a specific fight,
WarcraftLogs.com's rankings and
statistics are a good place to see what others are doing.

We have a guide on how to sim yourself here:

5. How Much of X Stat Should I Have?

For Enhancement, there is no strict "amount" or breakpoint of any stat that
you are required to reach. Nor are there any points at which a stat stops
being desirable. In the majority of cases, the specific secondary you have is
less important than the volume. This is however, another case of a situation in
which a simulation done to check your ideal gear pieces and stat values will
provide you invaluable information.

6. Changelog

10 Dec. 2018: This page has been reviewed for Patch 8.1 and no changes are necessary.

11 Aug. 2018: Page created.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

This guide has been written by Wordup,
a frequent theorycrafter involved in a number of class communities. He is also
an experienced player who has been in the world top 100 since the days of
Sunwell, currently raiding in Echoes.
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